i did it today but i havent taken any pics yet. im also gonna put a second bolt in it like some mentioned before to tighten it up a little better. this method works great if you want to mount your hi-lift in the back while keeping your rear seat and belts in.

The clamping piece on the hilift. Comes on the top, can be moved down and rotated to clamp stuff together, has a bolt through it. Did you flip that piece in the clamping position when you put it in the mount? Or did you leave it sticking up on the jack?

On the hood's fine, I was looking into buying one of those mounts but decided not to for two reasons, 1, I wanted to keep it out of the weather, and 2, they were more $$$ than the jack and I'm a broke college kid.